ChooChooShoeShoot - Choose Your Own Romance

Formed as early as late 2004, it would be hard to tell that the Nantes, France based ChooChooShoeShoot are merely a little under four years old. Following a demo that the band recorded in ’06, they have just released their debut album titled Choose Your Own Romance through Kythibong Records that sets the bar pretty high for the foursome in the future.

It’s absolutely no secret that ChooChooShoeShoot are heavily inspired by a lot of the music that Chicago produced during the early to mid nineties, very reminiscent of Shellac, Big’N, Table, and etc. Fans of those bands and anything that sounds remotely like them might as well stop reading now and just listen to the tunes below because the likelihood of at least mildly enjoying Choose Your Own Romance seems pretty high with this one. The album was originally recorded in a live raw setting with Miguel Constantino and then later handed over to Bob Weston for the finishing touches, containing all the abrasive tight explosiveness that one could possibly hope for. The female vocals provided by singer Chrystelle play right into the bands tension testing sound, going from quieter spoken passages to the inevitable shouted outburst outcome. Choose Your Own Romance is a head turner of a debut, definitely give it a listen.

ChooChooShoeShoot – Lao Lao [MP3]
ChooChooShoeShoot – Houlette [MP3]

For those interested in picking up Choose Your Own Romance, just head on over to the bands MySpace where they have it all set up for you. It definitely comes recommended. In the meantime, enjoy!